Stu m p- extracto r



S. D. FRY.- Stump-Extractor.

No. 222.23 Patented May '4, 188 0..

PE ERQS. PHOTO-L THOGRAPNER ASHINGTON D O journal.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN D. FRY, OF ATTIGA, INDIANA.

STU M P- E XTRACTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,238, dated May 4,1880.

Application filed February 12, 1880.

-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEP EN D. FRY, of Attica, in the county ofFountain, and in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Stump-Extractors; and I do hereby declare thatthe followin g is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a stump-ex tractor, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art.

to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will nowproceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to theannexed drawing, which represents a perspective view of mystumpextractor.

A represents double posts for supporting the hand-leyer. B is thehand-lever; 0, connecting-bar; D, lifting-beam, and E lifting- F F arelifting-bars, and a a and b b are the four gripes. G G are four largeposts, and H H two long posts, with pieces I I bolted on top. J J aretwo large plates, one on each side on top of the pieces I, and connectedby cross-ties K K. L is a cross-block for holding top ratchets. M M aremud-sills connected by cross-ties, and supporting the structure.

The hand-lever B may be applied in two ways. By placing theconnecting-bar U in the front holes of the hand-lever and liftingbeamthe operator will lift with the lever, but by placing it in the rearholes he will push down. The length and force of leverage are given bymoving the lifting-journal E forward or back on'the pieces I. The ironlifting-bars are supported by the four gripes a a b I), each gripe beingsupported by a stirrup, d, to which it is connected by a twisted link,a. This link gives a joint at each gripe, and does away with allbinding, and lets the bars move to their work in any direction. The topgripes, a, catch and hold the iron bars and their load, while the lowergripes, I), slide down to catch anew hold, and while the lower onesraise their load the top ones slide down, catch and hold it, making it acomplete draw and power.

The construction of the frame produces strength as well as prevents itfrom tipping over in heavy work.

The sills M are provided at both ends with devices for hitching horsesto draw it from place to place.

The iron bars F are PPOX'ltlBfl with hooks for hooking onto chainfastened to the stump or other heavy weight to be raised.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a stump-extractor, the combination of the hand-lever B,lifting-beam D, and the connecting-bar C, said bar being arranged to beshifted from one side of the lever-fulcrum to the other, for thepurposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the stirrups d d, twisted linkse c, and gripes a aand b b, for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the frame-work, as

shown and described, lever B, connecting-bar

